fucked up

March 18, 2014  A few weeks ago, Fucked Up debuted their new album, Glass Boys, at a hometown Toronto show, and now the hardcore outfit has made the release of their fourth LP official. The 10-song record is due out June 3 via Matador, and the sextet will celebrate the occasion with a handful of U.S. and U.K. gigs. …Read on

February 27, 2014  Change! Crisis! Hope! Meltdown! You betcha! The past 366 days (happy belated leap year!) have been such a roller-coaster ride of apocalyptic dread and yes-we-can positivity that we can all be excused for swapping holiday bubbly for a nice glass of warm milk. But even for a year that saw both Axl Rose and Kevin Shields emerge from weirdo-exile, there were some blessedly familiar constants: Albums were released, many of them quite good. …Read on

October 18, 2013  Nickelback are, um, back. First came that maybe-questionable survey indicating they're more popular than the U.S. Congress, which is also more popular than Miley Cyrus — we call this survey "questionable" because, sorry, Miley Cyrus is pretty damn popular. …Read on

October 1, 2013  Fucked Up's string of Chinese Zodiac-inspired epics continues, with the Canadian punk outfit unveiling "Year of the Dragon" at New York City's Le Poisson Rouge on Saturday, September 28. "Dragon" marks the eighth entry into the series, though they still have yet to release studio versions of "Year of the Hare" and "Year of the Rabbit," numbers six and seven, respectively. …Read on

August 15, 2013  Toronto hardcore innovators Fucked Up have, um, launched a website. As rare as it is to find a successful young band without a home on the internet, the real news for fans of Damian Abraham's experimental outfit lies in the online outpost's content. …Read on

June 13, 2013  So inspired by Fucked Up's insatiable hunger for psychedelic hardcore punk, the Toronto restaurant and music venue Sneaky Dee's has added two new menu items created by the Polaris-winning hometown heros (via Pitchfork)."The Fucked Up Breakfast" is a massive vegetarian platter made up of enchiladas with eggs, peppers, cheese, and salsa mole; a flour tortilla bowl full of beans, onions, tomatoes, peppers, and cheese; poached eggs with sal …Read on